http://tinyurl.com/6b6elkw BEST ANTIQUE BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE & LINEN TABLE ROUND
Size: 23.5″ wide, 7″ depth of lace
Starting price: $135.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Jun 04, 2011 14:12:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller rlbantq, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: Duchesse de Brugges border on a around mat. Nicely formed flowers and leaves, not very ambitious design, but a good presentation. Looks very white, unsure if this is original. A good typical example, and I haven’t seen this seller before.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3ncd9oq ANTIQUE LACE-C. 19THC. BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE
Size: 63″ x 3″
Starting price: $45.00
Auction ends: Jun 05, 2011 09:39:29 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: One could probably call this a Duchesse piece, but there are a lot of variations in this type of Belgian pieced work. The technique is quite dense, and note the small windows in the petals and leaves – this is often associated with laces named ‘Point de Milan’. Perhaps reflecting a Milanese tape lace inspiration. These usually have a mesh ground, so this one with a bride ground remains to be positively identified.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/4xv8mev Superbe Rouet Ancien Fuseau Dentelle Art Populaire BE
Size: 52 cm long, 20 cm wide. diameter of wheel is 19 cm
Starting price: 26.00 EUR
Auction ends: Jun 05, 2011 11:34:22 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller barrioux, SERMENTIZON, Auvergne, France
Comments:  This seller has offered a number of French bobbin winders, footstools and chauferettes recently. This winder is nicely finished in dark wood – note the crack in the wheel and areas of wormholes. The spindle on the retractable arm is meant to support two crossed pieces of wood for a swift, which seem to be missing. Note the small bobbin storage area in the center of the piece. Condition looks very good. This seller tells me they are taking a break from Ebay until about September.

   Sold for 45.5 EUR, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3vqjn9v HM Antique Vtg BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE Flounce *78″
Size: 4.25″ x 78″
Starting price: $49.99
Auction ends: Jun 05, 2011 18:02:58 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments:  Good typical flounce of Duchesse de Bruxelles – Duchesse bobbinlace motifs combined with Point de Gaze needlelace inserts.  Simple raised petal rose in the needlelace. Design is very conventional – a good basic example.

   Sold for $134.51, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3brwyfl VINTAGE PROCTOR PATENT WHEEL TENERIFFE LACE MAKER 1903
Size: none given
Starting price: $9.99
Auction ends: Jun 05, 2011 19:00:52 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller myvice123, roseville, MN, United States
Comments:  Round Proctor Teneriffe Lace Wheel. Patented in 1903 by Augusta Proctor of Viroqua, Wisconsin, this listing includes an instruction booklet and part of the original packaging. This black gutta percha wheel (which also came in a square form) is meant to be pinned to a small sawdust stuffed pillow. The black The motif is woven around the pins.  Very rarely you can find the pillow – the wheel itself doesn’t come up all that often in good shape, like this one.

   Sold for $64.23, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43744h7 ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC., BURANO LACE SHAWL W/DAMAGE
Size: ~110″ X 19″
Starting price: $295.99
Auction ends: Jun 06, 2011 06:11:47 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments:  Good shawl of Burano needlelace. The design and technique are pretty basic, but it’s an ambitious attempt at a piece with large areas of net background. The net has suffered – several holes which will be an interesting challenge to repair.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3eyun34 ANTIQUE LACE- 225″,571cmPRETTY BLACK LACE
Size: 225″ x 17.5″
Starting price: $125.00
Auction ends: Jun 06, 2011 06:34:26 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments:  Black silk guipures come from a number of places – this one might be Le Puy. It has some fascinating fillings, along with a point ground mesh. Some minor defects – and it’s a really long piece. Just wish there were a photo showing a section of the entire piece.

   Sold for $125.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3nygfg4 ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 18THC.UNUSUAL DESIGN
Size: 60″ x 3.25″
Starting price: $75.00
Auction ends: Jun 06, 2011 17:02:18 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments:  I’ll hazard a guess that this is Belgian because of the raised edges on some of the motifs. It’s a tape lace starting to break up into discrete motifs. You sometimes seel laces like this with an early mesh ground. A little damage to the header, but a very interesting piece.

   Sold for $75.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3zfge39 SUPERB 19THC.BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~13.5″ square
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jun 06, 2011 18:17:25 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments:  Good Belgian needlelace handkerchief, one bad repair to the lace in the upper left corner, and a few defects in the cloth.  No raised work, no really interesting fillings. This kind of lace can be absolutely spectacular – but this one doesn’t quite break out of the better than average category. Some half-attempts at shading, a few unusual flowers. But it all seems a bit heavy, although it makes a good presentation.

   Sold for $493.55, 6 bidders.